One year ago, Alan and I left California and drove to Utah to see our new home in Riverton for the first time. We purchased it without ever stepping inside of it or seeing it in person. Crazy to think about! We weren't familiar with the area, the ward, or the neighborhood. The first time we saw our home was after escrow had closed and we were issued keys to the home. That was a glorious day!
Sometimes we ask ourselves in hind-sight "what were we thinking buying a house without seeing it first?", but now I realize that sometimes we just need to move forward with faith and trust in the Lord that all things will work out for our good. Such was the case in this situation. We trusted in the Lord that He was leading us here and that everything would work out fine. Thank goodness it did!
There are many examples in the scriptures of blind faith. The first story that pops into my mind is in the Book of Mormon where Nephi and his brothers are asked by their father to return to Jerusalem to retrieve the Brass Plates of Laban. Once they got to Jerusalem, they didn't know how they were going to get the plates, but Nephi relied on the Lord, not knowing before hand what he should do. By trusting in the Lord, all things worked out for their good and their trip was successful.
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